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FUTUREPREP PROGRAM BREAKS BARRIERS

Karma Club Teen announced outcomes last week of its FuturePrep pilot program, which paid Advanced Placement exam fees for 620 students across Terra Linda and San Rafael high schools during…

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HOMEWARD BOUND GETS SCHOOL-READY

More than three dozen volunteers spent a weekend preparing a back-to-school sendoff for 135 kids from families at Homeward Bound of Marin. With support from Cigna Healthcare, every student received…


CULTURAL EXCHANGE AT SOUTHERN MARIN FIRE

Southern Marin Fire Department Station 1 hosted nine students and two adult chaperones from Sausalito sister city Sakaide, Japan on July 31 as part of the ongoing cultural exchange program….


MARIN BALLET WELCOMES NEW ADMINISTRATOR

Kaneez Munjee Munjee most recently joins Marin Ballet as served for 12 years as its marketing and managing director of development manager. She the Young Women’s replaces Nancy Rehkopf Choral…


STUDENTS DRIVE CHANGE ACROSS MARIN

What began in 2014 as a single service-learning club at Wade Thomas Elementary in San Anselmo has grown into a countywide movement. Today, 2024 Giving Marin grant recipient Children for…


MARIN CIL WELCOMES NEW CEO

The Marin Center for Independent Living this month announced Ted Jackson as its new chief executive officer. Jackson has served as Marin CIL’s director of public policy and community engagement…


DONATION FUELS AGESONG SUPPORT GROUPS

AgeSong Marin, a program that provides conversation and connection for seniors, received a $500 donation from Joe Morrison at HL Commercial Real Estate. The funds will help provide scholarships for…


SPOTTED OWL MARKS 20 YEARS AT WILDCARE

Twenty years ago, a wide-eyed, still-fluffy northern spotted owl arrived at WildCare with an injured wing. She had fallen from her nest during the “branching” phase — a risky stage…


PROJECT AVARY TARGETS FUNDING GAP

Project Avary, a Marin County nonprofit that provides long-term support to youth impacted by parental incarceration in the Bay Area and across the country, has launched its “Fund the Defunded”…


THE REDWOODS AWARDS COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS

In a tradition spanning over three decades, the Scholarship Committee at The Redwoods has honored outstanding high school seniors from across Marin County with college scholarships. This year, eight graduating…